GENE CARL BONEY, 73, of Decatur, TX was born
on Sept. 17, 1928, in Ranger, TX to Jewell Atkins &
Dave C. Boney. He died on Nov. 28, 2001 at his
residence, with burial in the Evergreen Cemetery
at Ranger.
Mr. Boney was a retired systems operator for Texas
Utilities Company. He married Marie Ann Harper (RHS-
1947) in June of 1949 in Eastland. He was a graduate
of Ranger High School. A veteran of the U.S. Army
(Okinawa and Korea), member and deacon of First
Baptist Church in Decatur, & member of A.S. Johnston
Camp of Sons of Confederate Veterans.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Jack Boney
(RHS-1943) and Delbert Boney (RHS-1941).
Survivors at the time of his death are his wife,
Marie Boney of Decatur; son and daughter-in-law, Rex
and Karen Boney of Magnolia; two daughters and sons-
in-law, Ann and Dave Alton of Kaiserlautern, Germany
and Carla and Roger Weber of Decatur; one sister,
Delma Boney Bullard (RHS-1940) of Wichita Falls; two
sisters-in-law, Lillian Boney (RHS-1945) of Flower
Mound and Clara Mae Boney (RHS-1930) of El Paso;
six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.